The oral formulation of the muscle relaxant was also approved as a treatment for spasticity associated with spinal cord injuries.
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BioMatrix Specialty Pharmacy is now included as a preferred provider in AscellaHealth’s home infusion pharmacy network.
Patients who are immunocompromised are advised to get a three-dose series and then a fourth dose.
Drugs works by interfering with the classical complement pathway.
The Biosimilars Forum Board of Directors recently appointed Juliana M. Reed as its new executive director and Formulary Watch got the scoop from Reed first hand.
The agency said data from a trial testing the PI3 kinase inhibitor as a treatment for chronic lymphocytic leukemia prompted the concern.
FDA approved the first generic version of Restasis 0.05% eye drops to increase tear production in patients whose production is suppressed due to dry eye.
Pfizer and BioNTech initiated an application yesterday (Feb. 1) for emergency use authorization (EUA) of their COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 6 months through 4 years.
FDA is requiring postmarketing surveillance studies to further assess the risk of myocarditis and pericarditis from the vaccine, which is being sold under the brand name Spikevax.
The new therapy treats patients with unresectable or metastatic uveal melanoma.
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Price increases on promising non–small cell lung cancer drugs despite evidence price competition raise concerns about affordability.
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Sanofi said they are voluntarily withdrawing their supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for Libtayo (cemiplimab-rwlc) as a second-line treatment for patients with advanced cervical cancer.
The dual orexin receptor antagonist (DORA) from a Swiss drugmaker will be available in May 2022.
More than $250 million worth of counterfeit and illegally resold versions of Gilead Sciences’ HIV medications Biktarvy (bictegravir, emtricitabine and tenofovir alafenamide) and Descovy (emtricitabine and tenofovir alafenamide) were distributed to pharmacies and patients.
Experts says Regeneron and Eli Lilly’s antibody treatments won’t work against omicron, but Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis calls the FDA’s decision to pause the emergency use authorization “just wrong.”
The new Medi-Cal Rx program that debuted Jan. 1 has alarmed health clinics that say the state's Medicaid will lose money and have to cut services.
The company joins the wide array of online pharmacy services, such as Amazon Pharmacy, that have popped up in recent years. Cuban has also launched a namesake PBM.
The Janssen drug is the only DOAC available in an oral suspension, which facilitates pediatric weight-based dosing.
United States healthcare spending rose 9.7% in 2020, while medication spending is increasing by more than 18%.
The limit is four tests per household.
The FDA okayed two Janus kinase 1 (JAK1) JAK inhibitors January 14 the for atopic dermatitis: Cibinqo and Rinvoq.
In a research letter published in JAMA Health Forum, researchers say most of the cost figures for Aduhelm have left out the additional MRI scans and other services that will be required because the drug is associated with the development of amyloid-related imaging abnormalities (ARIAs).
Problems with N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA)-contaminated metformin were identified by the FDA in 2020. Viona Pharmaceuticals announced in earlier this month that it was recalling 23 lots of the popular diabetes medication.
Leo Pharma's Adbry (tralokinumab-ldrm) is the second, FDA-approved biologic for atopic dermatitis. Dupixent (dupilumab) was the first.
CMS has proposed covering the anti-amyloid treatment only if the person taking it is enrolled in a clinical trial.
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